Word-in-Context Huckleberry Finn

During the day, downpours were ___, starting and stopping at nearly regular intervals.

Huck tried hard to give up sweets, but he found it particularly difficult to ____ chocolate.

Although they never referred to it ___, the two friends had a ____ agreement never to mention the practical joke that had almost ended their lives.

At bedtime the river served the boy as ___with seemingly magical powers to ward off frightening phantasms.

There exists in human nature a pessimistic propensity to ___ the advantages and magnify the ___ of the present.

The weather was so ___ that everyone complained of the oppressive heat and humidity.

Many plants possess some ___ qualities and as a result have effectively been used as folk remedies.

As Miss Watson castigated Huck for his poor judgment, she somehow ___ the very present urge to ___ all of Huck’s past errors.

Huck had planned to ___ the most ___ waters, but they were trapped in terrible storms regardless.

They knew the impending rain would ___ the trip, but they went anyway, since there was no other time they would be able to make it.